Agnes Marion Ayre Herbarium (NFLD) ...

This collection contains approximately 60,000 bryophyte specimens, representing the most complete collection for Newfoundland and Labrador, and ranking within the top five bryophyte collections in Canada. The collection also contains approximately 40,000 vascular plant specimens, of which over 90% w...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Roncal, Julissa
Format: Dataset
Language:English
Published: Memorial University of Newfoundland 2016
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Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.5886/qi7bks
http://data.canadensys.net/ipt/resource?r=nfld-specimens
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Summary:This collection contains approximately 60,000 bryophyte specimens, representing the most complete collection for Newfoundland and Labrador, and ranking within the top five bryophyte collections in Canada. The collection also contains approximately 40,000 vascular plant specimens, of which over 90% were collected in Newfoundland and Labrador. It houses the original collections of earlier plant explorers in the province like Agnes Ayres and Earnest Rouleau, who founded the herbarium with the sponsorship of the NL Government in the late 1940’s to early 1950’s ...